Section 303 of CRPC "Right of person against whom proceedings instituted to be defended"
Any person accused of offence before a Criminal Court or against whom proceedings are instituted under this Code, may of right be defended by a pleader of his choice.
Section 304 of CRPC "Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain cases"
(1) Where, in a trial before the Court of Session, the accused is not represented by a pleader, and where appears to the Court that the accused has not sufficient means to engage a pleader, the Court shall assign a pleader for his defence at the expense of the State
(2) The High Court may, with the previous approval of the State
Government, make rules providing for,-
(a) the mode of selecting pleaders for defence under
sub-section (1) ;
(b) the facilities to be allowed to such pleaders by the
Courts;
(c) the fees payable to such pleaders by the Government and
generally, for carrying out the purposes of sub-section (1).
(3) The State Government may, by notification, direct that,
as from such date as may be specified in the notification
the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2) shall apply it
relation to any class of trials before other Courts in the
State as they apply in relation to trials before Courts of
Session.
GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO INQUIRIES AND TRIALS